Storm Station
Le Center, Minnesota
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
A chance of rain showers and patchy fog before 8am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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87%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Le Center, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MankatoMKT

At an airfield/15.0 mi away/1,020 ft/43 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 732

Kasota - Prairie SNAKSOM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.0 mi away/808 ft/255 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank402of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Le Center 0.8 NNEMN-LS-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/1,050 ft/13 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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St Peter 2 SWSPTM5

At a cooperative observer's station/13.9 mi away/850 ft/213 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Mankato, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.0 mi from Le Center. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:03 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,100 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, overcast at 3,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Mankato, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, the ceiling at 1,100 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANKATOSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEMankato, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MKTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Mankato: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKTFIG. B THE AIR AT MANKATOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 57.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEMankato, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MKTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mankato, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKTFIG. C THE WIND AT MANKATOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMankato, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MKTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mankato, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Minnesota

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Le Center

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.